District 2

Melton Harris, Jr.

District 2 Supervisor

Professional

Jackson County Board of Supervisors elected for the 2008 to 2011 and 2012 to 2015 terms

Military Policeman in United States Army during the Vietnam Era, honorably discharged.

Retired from Chevron Refinery in 1999

Community Affiliations

Charter Member and Past President of Xi Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Coached youth soccer for 12 years

Life member of the NAACP

Member Of Masonic Lodge Valor 271

Member of Pascagoula Rotary

Member of SCLC

Past Chairman of the Fourth Congressional District Democratic Executive Committee

Past Chairman of the Jackson County Democratic Executive Committee

Past President of the Jackson/George Counties Association For Sickle Cell Disease

Past President of Pascagoula Jaycees

President of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors Minority Caucus

Served as Executive Vice-Chairman and Vice Chairman of the State Democratic Party

Served on the Pascagoula Recreation Committee

Award & acknowledgements

2006 Democrat of the Year

A. Phillip Randolph Community Service Award

AKA Sorority, Inc. MLK Dreamer Award

Jaycee of the Year

NAACP Community Service Award

Pascagoula Business And Professional Women's Community Service Award

Pascagoula Jaycee's Outstanding Young Man

Phi Beta Sigma Community Service Award

Rust College Community Service Award

Young Democrat of America Outstanding Service Award

Personal

Melton Harris is a native of Grenada County. He is married to the former Portia J. Martini of Moss Point. Together, they have three children, Donise, Marcus and Melani. Harris is a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church

Education

Harris graduated from Carrie Dotson High School in 1965.He earned a degree in mathematics and physics from Tougaloo College.